diff --git a/daily_sunrise_video.sh b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
index 8e1db4d..eeaa7bd 100755
--- a/daily_sunrise_video.sh
+++ b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ if $TEST_MODE; then
 else
     final_video="$output_dir/$CAM_NAME-$current_date-daily-sunrise.mp4"
 fi
-fade_dur=$(echo "scale=3; $SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS * 0.085" | bc)
-fade_out=$(echo "scale=3; $SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS - $fade_dur" | bc)
+fade_dur=$(echo "scale=3; $SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS * 0.085" | bc | sed 's/^\./0./')
+fade_out=$(echo "scale=3; $SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS - $fade_dur" | bc | sed 's/^\./0./')
 
 # ── Step 3a: mix audio (video copied, not re-encoded) ────────────────────────
 work_video="$sped_video"